Winchester, Kansas

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Winchester is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 579 at the 2000 census.

1 Places of interest
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Reference
5 External links

[edit] Places of interest

The Winchester Reformed Presbyterian Church is a historic, white clapboard 19th Century Church. At one time, it was the largest single Reformed Presbyterian congregation in all of North America ^[1].

[edit] Geography

Winchester is located at 39°19′18″N, 95°16′5″W (39.321658, -95.268142)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 579 people, 210 households, and 149 families residing in the city. The population density was 745.2/km² (1,958.6/mi²). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 284.4/km² (747.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.06% White, 2.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $41,500. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $19,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,568. About 9.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.